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<br /> the historic water levels in tfie Fislr Creek wells are presented on Figures <br />' 11 through 13. The water levels in the wells and adjacent streams show ttie <br /> typical seasonal pattern of relatively rapid increase and decline due to <br />' spring runoff. While the seasonal variation in water levels in the alluvial <br /> sediments is readily apparent, no impact from the mining is evident. <br />Water Quality - The water quality data is summarized in Tables 12 through 17 <br />for the Foidel Creek wells and Tables 18 through 23 for the Fish Creek <br />wells. The historic field conductivity levels for the Foidel Creek wells <br />are plotted on Figure 14. The historic field conductivity levels for the <br />Fish Creek wells are plotted on Figure 15. Seasonal variation occurs in the <br />wells. This is probably due to flushing effect of the relatively low <br />' dissolved solids surface water which recharges the alluvial aquifers during <br />spring runoff. There is no indication of any increase in dissolved solids <br />' or trace metals in 1988. Due to tfie relatively low permeability of the <br />alluvial sediments and tfre flushing effects of the spring runoff impacts on <br />the sediments will be slow to occur and will be very localized. <br />The water quality data for the Fish Creek alluvial wells does not indicate <br />t any impact from mining. The data does not indicate any significant changes <br />in the trace metals concentrations. The iron and manganese levels in the <br />wells, including the upstream well, are often relatively high. <br />Spoils <br />Five wells in the spoils are monitored. They are all located at Mine 1 and <br />' were installed in 1985 and 1986. Two are only monitored for water level. <br />' Water Levels - The plots of the historic water levels in the spoil wells are <br />presented on Figures 16 through 19. The water levels have a similar pattern <br />' to the alluvial wells: they respond rapidly to the spring runoff and then <br />decline rapidly in the summer. Wells 026-SP-1 and 026-SP-3 are often dry by <br />' the fall. These water levels closely mirror the pattern of the spoil spring <br />discharges discussed later in the report. <br />4later Quality - The water quality data is summarized in fables 2R through 29 <br />for the spoil wells. The historic dissolved solids concentrations For the <br />- 4 - <br />